Orzhov Syndicate
"Unlike most churches, at Orzhova it’s best to pray before you arrive." --Vala Mal Doran
The Orzhov Syndicate is the Nyxian guild of business, where the values of white and black meet, where the dead exist solely to rule. Nearly every business in the Nyxian Galaxy ties back to the Orzhov in some devious way or another. Whilst they bear the facade of a religious group and may well have been a true faith at the signing of the Guildpact, they now worship only profit and power.
Structure
The high-ranking members of the Orzhov use magical means to extend their lives, and are mutated in many ways that they pass on to their offspring. For example, one of Teysa Karlov's legs is practically useless, and therefore she has been forced to use a walking cane since she learned to walk.
Public Agenda
Their white flavor can be seen in that they have a strong sense of tradition and community, reflected by the fact that they still go through all of their ancient rituals and customs despite not truly worshipping any gods, and by that they hoard all their wealth to themselves but will gladly share with family members or close friends. Their black flavor can be seen in that they regularly deal with the dead, they never give to charity if they can help it, and continually violate the spirit of the law solely to meet their own ends.
Territories
Orzhova is the guildhall dimension of the Orzhov Syndicate in the Nyxian, and the seat of their council of ghosts - the Obzedat.
Sometimes called the Cathedral Opulent or the Church of Deals, it is a lavish cathedral with soaring ceilings, designed to make anyone who enters it feel insignificant and out-of-scale by comparison. Overblown stained glass windows and oversized marble statues depict an array of wealthy bishops, enforcer angels, and ghosts.
"The form of the sigil is just as important as the sigil itself. If its carried on a medallion, its bearer is a master. If its tattooed on the body, its bearer is a slave."
Type
Illicit, Syndicate
Capital
Alternative Names
Church of Deals
Government System
Thanatocracy / Necrocracy
Parent Organization
Location
Official Languages
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